Goody (food)

This article is about dessert. For other uses, see Goody.

Goody

Alternative names	Goodie
Type	Pudding
Place of origin	Ireland
Main ingredients	Bread, milk, sugar, spices
Media: Goody

Goody or goodie is a sweet Irish dish made by boiling bread in milk with sugar and spices. It is often given to children or older adults who are convalescing. ^{[1] [2]} This dish is eaten on St. John's Eve, when it would be prepared near the bonfires lit to celebrate. ^[3] A variation was prepared using milky tea to soak the bread. ^[4] The dish is also prepared by parents to give to children when they have an upset stomach. ^[5]

Many children were given this during the 20th century as a treat in neighbours' houses or after school as a snack before dinner.^{[ citation needed ]} A modern variant adds cocoa powder and chocolate drops.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• List of Irish dishes
• Popara

References

1. Dolan, Terence Patrick (2006). A Dictionary of Hiberno-English. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 111. ISBN   9780717140398.
2. "Irish Food - Irish Cuisine - Food of Ireland". Archived from the original on 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
3. Mahon, Bríd (1998). Land of milk and honey : the story of traditional Irish food and drink. Dublin: Mercier Press. p. 132. ISBN   1-85635-210-2. OCLC   39935389.
4. Hickey, Margaret (2018). Ireland's green larder : the definitive history of Irish food and drink ([Paperback edition] ed.). London: Unbound. p. 304. ISBN   978-1-78352-799-1. OCLC   1085196202.
5. McMahon, Seán (2004). Brewer's dictionary of Irish phrase & fable. Jo O'Donoghue. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 341. ISBN   0-304-36334-0. OCLC   57213976.

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